document.write( "Question 324515: Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is traveling at 60 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 80 miles per hour. Train A passes a station at 3:25p.m. If train B passes the same station at 3:40p.m., at what time will train B catch up to train A? \n" ); document.write( "
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Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks.
\n" ); document.write( " Train A is traveling at 60 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 80 miles per hour.
\n" ); document.write( " Train A passes a station at 3:25p.m.
\n" ); document.write( "If train B passes the same station at 3:40p.m., at what time will train B catch up to train A?
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\n" ); document.write( "from the given information, we know that train B is 15 min (1/4 hr) behind
\n" ); document.write( " train A, when train A passes the station
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\n" ); document.write( "The distance between the trains at this time: \"1%2F4\" * 80 = 20 mi
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = time required for train B to catch train A
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\n" ); document.write( "write a distance equation: Dist = speed * time
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\n" ); document.write( "Train B travel dist = Train A travel dist + 20 mi
\n" ); document.write( "80t = 60t + 20
\n" ); document.write( "80t - 60t = 20
\n" ); document.write( "20t = 20
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1 hr
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\n" ); document.write( "3:25 + 1 = 4:25 pm, B catches A \n" ); document.write( "
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